The Atlanta Falcons fired head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff on Sunday after a seven-point home loss to the rebuilding Carolina Panthers. The loss dropped the Falcons to 0-5 and marked the third consecutive season in which they lost at least four of their first five games.
While offseason simulations and the betting markets were not this low on an Atlanta team that finished 6-2 over the second half of the 2019 season, it’s time to face facts and ask the “what went wrong” question about this team and what it can do to be better in these twilight years of Matt Ryan’s career.